I find templated text difficult to read. Does the version above tell the patient’s story? Since I’m not a computer, it’s easier for me to encompass the story when it’s written in a true narrative form:

Patient presents to the emergency room following three distinct episodes of fainting. The first one occurred in bed while he was lying down. His wife noticed he had stopped talking, shook him and he seem to be back to normal. The next episode occurred when he was walking into the bathroom and his wife heard him fall. The final episode occurred on the stairs. Each episode was only a few seconds in time and there was no loss of bowel or bladder function with them. He did not appear confused following the spells. All episodes occurred within the space of about 30 minutes. EMS was called and they did an EKG and were concerned that he might be having a heart attack (patient has a left bundle branch block that is not new). He was mildly short of breath and a little dizzy prior to the third episode. He denies chest pain. Nothing clearly made it better or worse. He has no prior history of fainting or passing out. He does have a prior history of heart stents for coronary artery disease.

Perhaps I’m old-fashioned. Maybe the templated writing is just as effective, or maybe more so when understanding what happened to the patient. I’d love to get your opinion. Please write in the comments below.